Tartan Senior High School

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Tartan High School
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Main entrance of Tartan Senior High School (2015)
Location
Tartan Senior High School
828 Greenway Avenue North
Oakdale, Minnesota

55128

United States
Coordinates 44°57′37″N92°58′19″W / 44.96028°N 92.97194°W / 44.96028; -92.97194
Information
Type Public
Established1971
School districtISD 622
PrincipalBethany DeCent
Faculty83.75 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment1,683 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.10 [1]
Color(s)Black, White and Royal Blue    
Athletics conferenceMetro East
MascotTitan
Website Tartan High School Home

Tartan Senior High School is a public 4-year secondary school in Oakdale, Minnesota, United States. It is a member of Independent School District 622.

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Demographics

Since its opening in 1971, Tartan has grown to more than 1,800 students supported by 120-plus teachers, administrators, aides, custodians, administrative assistants and other support staff. [1]

Tartan's racial makeup is 32.2% White, 20.8% Hispanic, 20.2% Asian, 18.5% African American, 7.4% of two or more races, and 0.8% American Indian students. A total of 56.5% of its students are on free or discounted lunch. [2]

Performance

Tartan is ranked 60 for schools in Minnesota, 53 in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, and 3581 nationally. It has a graduation rate of 88%. It has a science proficiency of 46%, a mathematics proficiency of 55%, and a reading proficiency of 58%. [3]

Cancer cluster

The quality of Washington County's drinking water, poisoned by chemicals from 3M, has been blamed for an outbreak of cancer and other diseases at the school. [4] [5]

Notable alumni

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